Casemiro Agrees to leave old Trafford

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro knows his time is up and his Old Trafford exit is accelerating ahead of the January transfer window – but one destination has been ruled out.

Casemiro was among the starters for Man Utd in their loss to Newcastle on Monday night but was taken off, and it is up for question whether he will be given the chance to play under Ruben Amorim again.

The 32-year-old is a likely candidate to leave Man Utd in 2025 – potentially as early as January – and it now seems any departure would be with his own acceptance.

According to reports in his native Brazil, from UOL, Casemiro has given the green light for Man Utd to sell him at the next opportunity. The story’s headline starts: ‘Casemiro agrees to leave United’.

The report goes on to claim that Casemiro ‘welcomes’ a move to Saudi Arabia after realising Amorim will phase him out at Man Utd. The Saudi Public Investment Fund is said to be ‘determined’ to add Casemiro to their league. However, which club he goes to in the Middle East is still up for grabs.

Casemiro could end up at any of Al Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Ettifaq or Al-Qadsiah, depending on what the Saudi PIF decides and which of those clubs have available spaces for foreign recruits.

Al-Nassr would have the backing of captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who used to be teammates with Casemiro at Real Madrid and Man Utd.